Russell Clark (artist)
Russell Stuart Cedric Clark (27 August 1905 – 29 July 1966) was a New Zealand artist, illustrator, sculptor and university lecturer.[1] He was born in Christchurch, North Canterbury, New Zealand, on 27 August 1905.[2] He attended Canterbury College School of Art from 1922 to 1928.[3] He was an Official War Artist for New Zealand during the Second World War.[4] Colin McCahon and Doris Lusk were among his students.[5] Clark worked as an illustrator at the New Zealand School Journal both before and after the war, and was "the first unofficial art editor".[5] By the 1950s, he was working for both the School Journal and the Listener. Many of Clark's art works are held in Archives New Zealand in Wellington.
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The Russell Clark Award, established in 1975 for excellence in children's book illustration, was named in his honour.[6] Since 2016, it has been awarded as part of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.[7]
References
- Dunn, Michael (1975). Russell Clark 1905–1966 A retrospective exhibition (PDF). Christchurch: Robert McDougall Art Gallery.
- Roberts, Neil. "Russell Stuart Cedric Clark". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- "Russell Clark – Artworks, Exhibitions, Profile & Content". ocula.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- "Russell Clark | War Art Digitisation". warart.archives.govt.nz. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- O'Brien, Gregory, 1961– (2007). A nest of singing birds : 100 years of the New Zealand school journal. Learning Media. ISBN 978-0790319636. OCLC 488397015.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "LIANZA Russell Clark Award". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults – Russell Clark Award for Illustration". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 9 August 2021.